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GCSE History · key term
A Highland social group organised around a chief and ties of family and loyalty. Chiefs could exercise authority over land, followers and local justice.
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Paper 2
Revise: The Jacobite Wars and RepressionRob Roy and Clan MacGregor were excluded. Conditional pardon encouraged former opponents to accept the existing monarchy, while exclusions showed that reconciliation did not extend to everyone.
When assessing impact, distinguish immediate punishment from longer-term changes to landownership, clan authority and government control.
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